Conclusion In The Great Gatsby

This literature essay is about the book 'The Great Gatsby'. The book is written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published at the 10th of April in 1925. I've heard a lot about this book and that’s why I chose to read this book. I want know the story exatly and how the book is precisely written. First I will tell about the story in the form of a summary. After the summary I will discuss the developments in the Roaring Twenties. Then I will discuss the book’s theme, motives, characters etc. After explaining the Roaring Twenties and this book, I will compare them with each other. In this part I will give some quotations and discuss them as well. Finally I write about my opinion and a short conclusion, the conclusion will answer my main question.

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In the summer of 1922, Nick Carraway gets a job as bond trader in New York. He graduated from Yale and is a veteran of the First World War. He is going to live in a nice neighborhood on Long Island. Here lives his cousin Daisy and her husband Tom Buchanan. The cousin of Nick and a golfer welcome Nick. Jordan Baker is the golfer. Nick, however, is primarily interested in his wealthy neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Nick often looks at the green light, which comes from Daisy's dock. After Nick met the mistress of Tom, Nick was invited to the party of Jay Gatsby. Everyone knows who the mistress is of Tom, Daisy also knows this. On the party of Jay Gatsby, Nick met Jay himself. People gossip very much at the party and say that Jay have murdered someone or was a German spy in The First World War. After the first encounter, Nick and Jay spend a lot of time together. Gatsby tells that after he finished his study at Oxford, he inherited a lot of money from his wealthy family and traveled around the world with that money, before he finally settled himself on Long Island. He fought in The First World War and received an

My house was at the very tip of the egg, only fifty yards from the Sound, and squeezed between two huge places that rented for twelve or fifteen thousand a season. The one on my right was a colossal affair by any standard … My own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore, and it had been overlooked, so I had a view of the water, a partial view of my neighbor's lawn, and the consoling proximity of millionaires—all for eighty dollars a month. (1.14)’

Nick show here his love for money, social status and glamour. It may be a small house, but at least Nick gets to live near millionaires. He's joking, but this is the same logic that makes people buy designer sunglasses. Some people may not be able to afford the actual clothes, houses or sunglasses, but you still get to have a little reflected glamour.

The rise of the Jazz is also reflected in the book. The great feasts of Jay Gatsby his recurring activities for the main characters. These feasts are reviews and also by myself associated with the rise of jazz music in the United States. This is particularly well reflected in the film adaptation of the book. This next quote will show how the Jazz is reflected in this book, without saying something about the music itself. The Jazz music was more than just the music.

Quote: “in a white flannel